RNA evolution and the origins of life

作者: Gerald F. Joyce

DOI: 10.1038/338217A0

关键词: Relevant informationRNAEvolutionary biologyNucleic Acid BiochemistryBiological evolutionAbiogenesisPrebiotic chemistryZoologyBiology

摘要: The evolution of RNA is likely to have played an important role in the very early history life on Earth but it doubtful that began with RNA. Consideration what came before must take into account relevant information from geochemistry, prebiotic chemistry and nucleic acid biochemistry.

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